B60Q 1/325
On or for running boards or steps
Official title: {on or for running boards or steps}
B60Q1/325 (On or for running boards or steps) appears on 110 US grants and 113 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60Q- Granted patents
- 110
- Published applications
- 113
- Assignees
- 70
- Inventors
- 250
- Latest grant
- 30 Jun 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 3 | 1 |
| 2002 | 4 | 5 |
| 2003 | 4 | 4 |
| 2004 | 3 | 0 |
| 2005 | 2 | 3 |
| 2006 | 0 | 5 |
| 2007 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | 2 | 7 |
| 2009 | 4 | 5 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 4 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 0 | 4 |
| 2014 | 3 | 4 |
| 2015 | 6 | 12 |
| 2016 | 12 | 10 |
| 2017 | 10 | 5 |
| 2018 | 8 | 4 |
| 2019 | 5 | 9 |
| 2020 | 10 | 6 |
| 2021 | 8 | 4 |
| 2022 | 2 | 6 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 3 | 5 |
| 2025 | 4 | 3 |
| 2026 | 1 | 3 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Systems and methods for cleaning dirty articles in vehicles30 Jun 2026US 12,668,188 B2
- Box step with multi-purpose lighting27 May 2025US 12,311,884 B2Magna Exteriors Inc.
- Systems and methods for accessing motor vehicle cargo spaces25 Feb 2025US 12,233,955 B2Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Systems and methods of indirectly illuminating a step surface of a vehicle running board4 Feb 2025US 12,214,718 B2Toyota Jidosha Kabusriki Kaisha
- Optical element, projection module, vehicle and method21 Jan 2025US 12,203,626 B2Plastic Omnium Lighting Systems GmbH
- Vehicle load indicator utilizing at least one step lamp13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233669 A1Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Lighting device for a door entrance and vehicle body therefore21 May 2026US 2026/0138524 A1Hella GmbH & Co. KGaA
- Vehicle Step Assembly16 Apr 2026US 2026/0103147 A1NAADE, Inc. dba Go Rhino Products
- Box step with multi-purpose lighting28 Aug 2025US 2025/0269797 A1Magna Exteriors Inc.
- Systems and methods for cleaning dirty articles in vehicles15 May 2025US 2025/0153645 A1Ford Global Technologies, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Drive systems for retractable vehicle step118US 7,367,574 B22008
- Illuminating bracket for use with a running board or step68US 7,621,546 B2Magna International Inc. · 2009
- Lighting system for use in vehicle cabin66US 5,206,562 AMatsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. · 1993
- Light-tube running board lighting52US 5,915,830 AAlgonquin Industries International, Inc. · 1999
- Running board light assembly48US 4,819,136 A1989